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Perhaps a few people need to be reminded, it is "What would Jesus do", not "what would Jesus do if nobody was watching".
I am brought to this question after the latest hit-and-run on my van. Yes I have insurance. I also have a deductible. I also have a conscience.
The first hit-and-run was caught on tape. It cost $1800, $200 out of my pocket when we couldn't identify the person who ran their car mirror down my van from end to end. When we viewed the tape, we watched as the person got out of their car, walked around my van twice, got into their car, and left.
The organization who owned the parking lot could have identified the person had they tried, but the President and Executive Director decided they didn't want to make waves, so they didn't act. But when they came to me for dues, I told them they could wait until I make some more money since I am $200 short after paying the deductible. I should add this happened at a house of worship.
I had to eat the cost of the taillight last month. That was in the grocery store lot. Plenty of people around. No note.
The latest is a big enough dent in the wraparound bumper that the front fender was sticking out 6 inches. Again, enough damage you had to know you hit something. Again, no note.
My guess is Jesus would leave a fucking note.
Now, I don't know about everyone else, but I have this thing about personal responsibility. If I do something wrong, I need to make it right, especially if I am taking food off the table of someone else. I don't need some ethereal, abstract notion to make me do the right thing. I just do it.
For those that need constant reminding to do the right thing, there is just something fundamentally wrong. Once you learn right from wrong, it should be automatic. It is like riding a bike.
I am sorry, but this notion of what Jesus would do is just bullshit. It is a way to somehow absolve responsibility for one's own actions, like they can't figure it out unless they are wrapped in their own personal Shroud of Turin.
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DBDB
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